Merlin Jay Olsen was an American professional football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career, he was a defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl 14 times — every year but his last.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joe Montana: Cool Under PressureSeries | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1988 | Aaron's WaySeries | Aaron Miller | 48 |
| 1986 | Fathers and SonsSeries | — | 46 |
| 1984 | Time BombMovie | Jake Calahan | 44 |
| 1981 | Father MurphySeries | John Michael Murphy | 41 |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryMovie | Todd Simms | 40 |
| 1978 | A Fire in the SkyMovie | Stan Webster | 38 |
| 1975 | MitchellMovie | Benton | 35 |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSeries | Jonathan Garvey | 34 |
| 1972 | Kung FuSeries | Perlee Skowrin | 32 |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith ShowSeries | — | 32 |
| 1971 | Something BigMovie | Sgt. Fitzsimmons | 31 |
| 1971 | One More Train to RobMovie | Eli Jones | 31 |
| 1970 | Monday Night FootballSeries | Defensive tackle | 30 |
| 1969 | The UndefeatedMovie | Little George | 29 |
| 1964 | Shindig!Series | — | 24 |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionSeries | — | 23 |